CrossCurrents – A Tiff with TIF?
“What is Tax Increment Financing and how is it used in Colorado – specifically in North College URA in Fort Colllins.” watch the video archive of this panel on you tube League of Women Voters….
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal Eminent Domain Case: How Can You Take My House
“What right does the government have to take property away from citizens?” watch the video PBS 7 May 2013.
High Speed Rail Summit: Transit Oriented Development & Station Architecture
Session: Transit Oriented Development & Station Architecture from Steven Skemp on Vimeo. watch the video on vimeo High Speed Rail Summmit Washington DC 11 February 2013 Rod Garrett of Skidmore Owens and Merrill (15:00) Mike…
A Conversation with Robert Denlow – Property Law Attorney
“Eminent domain is a Constitutional power granted to government to buy property, even if the property owner objects. In 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court decided Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut. Although the decision…
Our Land: Fischer Turned Her Back on Landowners
Bold Nebraska is on the air with a TV ad featuring Nebraska landowners and citizens concerned about the TransCanada pipeline and eminent domain threats. The ad asks both Fischer and Kerrey to choose landowners over…
Billionaires vs. Brooklyn’s Best Bar: Eminent Domain Abuse & The Atlantic Yards Project
After nine years, numerous lawsuits, and one egregious case of eminent domain abuse, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center officially opened on Friday. Two years ago Reason TV covered the neighborhood’s fight against the stadium and talked with…
Free Speech impacts Eminent Domain
“Across the country, government is dealing a one-two punch to property rights and free speech. Using sign codes, cities are demanding large signs protesting eminent domain abuse be taken down. Free speech rights are essential…
What is Eminent Domain?
“Since the 2005 Kelo v New London ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court the use of eminent domain to transfer property from one private owner to another private owner has increased dramatically. The controversial Kelo…
California Redevelopment Agencies Abused Their Powers & Should Never Return
“The California legislature recently dissolved the state’s redevelopment agencies, notoriously the nation’s worst abusers of eminent domain—when the government condemns perfectly fine properties not for public use, but for private development. California should stand firm…